Vol. 11 No. 2 (1985): XI - 1985, fascicolo 2
Articoli

Apollonio e il <em>dodecathlon</em>

Published 2016-09-19

Keywords

  • Heracles,
  • Apollonius Rhodius,
  • Greek mythology,
  • Olympia

Abstract

Apollonius’ sketch of Heracles’ twelve labours is quite different from the most widespread mythological tradition, but shows remarkable affinities with the version attested in the metopes of Zeus’ temple at Olympia.